This role is for a UK analyst resource with SAP BW reporting skills for a large energy company. Need significant experience with SAP BW reports as well as experience with SAP BW reports deployed via the SAP Enterprise Portal or SAP GUI. General understanding of BW and Portal Authorisations. Familiarity Visual Composer is a plus (but not a requirement). Significant familiarity with Excel and the ability to perform Vlookups etc in order to facilitate data reviews. Must assist internal resources in running BW reports to answer the data queries. Provide recommendation for the creation of additional production reports to address “gaps” in reporting capability. Develop and deploy SAP - based reports to be accessed via either Enterprise Portal v7 or SAP GUI. Investigate potential data issues or discrepancies.

Business software provider SAP today announced that SAP India has emerged as the fastest growing subsidiary for the company worldwide following a recording-breaking performance during the 2007 financial year.

http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=8&subLeft=1&chklogin=N&autono=312878&tab=r

BANGALORE: For SAP, India is the ‘jewel in the crown’: the fastest growing subsidiary of the Germany-based global provider of enterprise software solutions. In its 11th year of operation here, during 2007, the company doubled its customer base to over 3,000, saw a hundred per cent growth in software licence revenues and topped independent polls for customer satisfaction.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020755331800.htm

Thanks to Linux, though, the mainframe is as strong as ever, and now Red Hat has announced that SAP has certified its SAP Business Suite family of business applications and the SAP NetWeaver platform on RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) running on IBM System z mainframes
http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3806234203.html

Polaris Software Lab, a software devlopment company, has set up a centre of excellence (COE) to serve the ever-increasing demand from retail banking customers that are using SAP solutions.

http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=33476

Newtown Square, PA - November 19, 2007 - SAP (NYSE: SAP) today announced that several senior managers of TomorrowNow, including the company’s CEO, have chosen to resign. In addition, SAP said it is considering several options for the future of the TomorrowNow business, including possible sale.

http://www.sap.com/about/press/press.epx?pressid=8597

LAS VEGAS - November 14, 2007 - Continuing its focus on providing banks the flexibility they need to integrate, migrate and update application functionality based on an integrated platform, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC). The alliance will address the growing need for banks to differentiate themselves through strategically optimized product pricing. The collaboration between the two industry leaders will bring together the SAP® Price Optimization application with CSC’s Hogan Core Banking System, simplifying CSC clients’ access to sophisticated pricing options. The announcement was made at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference and Expo, taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 13-15.

WALLDORF, Germany - November 14, 2007 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that New Era Cap, the largest sports-licensed headwear company in the world, has selected the SAP® Business All-in-One solution to improve order processes and better manage its growing worldwide inventory of customized hats. As part of an organizational commitment to improving the customer experience, the SAP solution will align IT performance with overall corporate goals, enabling New Era Cap to speed up delivery of new cap models to its diverse customer base. The new solution, specifically designed for the apparel industry, will replace an existing Oracle system and will be rolled out across the company’s U.S. and European operations.

MIAMI - November 13, 2007 - Continuing to deliver on the commitment to promote ecosystem-based innovation and collaboration, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the industry value network (IVN) for insurance will join 13 existing industry-focused IVNs hosted by SAP. The IVN for insurance will bring together independent software vendors, system integrators and SAP to co-innovate with insurers to help them improve profits, customer relationships and their competitive position through effective applications and a flexible IT environment. Members of the IVN for insurance will initially focus on issues facing property and casualty insurers in the North American market, in the areas of claims, customer service, sales and distribution, and underwriting and policy processing. The announcement was made at the SAP Americas Insurance Forum 2007, an event providing insurance industry executives with unique networking and educational opportunities, being held in Miami, Florida, November 12-14.

November 07, 2007 - SAP Public Services, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP America, Inc., today announced the City of Hampton has selected SAP software to more effectively track and manage municipal budgets and measure the impact of public-service programs.

City officials selected SAP over nine other software vendors in a highly competitive process. Cipher Business Solutions, LLC, will implement the SAP® Strategy Management application at administrative and executive levels across five city departments. The implementation is part of Hampton’s effort to better define, measure and manage the effectiveness of operations, public-service programs and projects for its 146,400 citizens.